Barcelona left it later against Levante at the Estadi Ciutat de València to snatch all three points in a pulsating game that produced five goals.
Luuk de Jong came off the bench for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – who himself had scored to tie the game at 1-1 – and delivered the final salvo for Barcelona to wrap up a 3-2 win on the road.
With the win Xavi’s men move second in La Liga tied on points with third placed Atletico Madrid but with a game in hand.
The victory also extend the Blaugrana’s unbeaten streak in all competitions to 15 games and have won seven straight La Liga matches.
However, Levante would feel let down by their own profligacy, with a chance to go two goals ahead from the penalty spot. But Roger Marti could not beat Marc-Andre ter Stegen, whose heroics certainly sparked Barca’s come back.
Aubameyang equalized (59′) to cancel out Jose Luis Morales’ 52nd minute penalty. Substitutes Pedri (63′) and Gavi combined for the Visitors’ second goal.
But as the game wore on the stubborn Levante side stunned Barca with an 83rd minute goal to tie the game. Gonzalo Melero scored from the third penalty awarded to Granotes.
Nonetheless, the quality of Xavi’s men and their style of football presented itself to the amazement of the home fans as a third substitute impacted the game.
de Jong connected perfectly from a Jordi Alba pass to hand Barcelona an impressive win in added time.
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